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Review: The yield behaviour of polymers

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Recent research on the yield behaviour of polymers is reviewed. Particular attention is given to the importance of the hydrostatic component of stress, the viscoelastic nature of the yield process, and the behaviour of oriented polymers.

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Ward, I.M. Review: The yield behaviour of polymers. J Mater Sci 6, 1397–1417 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00549685

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